Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMariachi San Jose Performs Live in Studio
For people of Mexican descent, mariachi music is synonymous with milestones such as weddings, birthday parties, funerals or maybe just Saturday-morni…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What A.I. Means for College Writing
The arrival of tools like ChatGPT has changed how college students write. Some use A.I. to organize ideas or fine-tune phrasing; others rely on it to…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Alcatraz’s Cultural Legacy Extends Beyond Its Prison Past
The Trump administration is pushing to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison, requiring the repeal of National Park protections and ending its six-deca…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What California’s Billboards Say About Us
Billboards promoting movies “for your consideration” take over Los Angeles freeways every award season, while San Francisco’s drivers are inundated w…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What Happens to the Department of Education After Trump’s Cuts?
The Supreme Court has given the Trump Administration the greenlight to gut the workforce of the Department of Education. The move isn’t just about re…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
President Trump Tries, Fails to Stem Epstein Files Controversy
Questions continue to mount about President Trump’s connection to the deceased, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The president’s MAGA base — a…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Working Yet Homeless in America
What constitutes homelessness? In his new book, “There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America”, author Brian Goldstone documents the sto…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
ICE’s Budget Just Tripled. What’s Next?
President Trump’s recently passed megabill allocates $75 billion in extra funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tripling its budget and mak…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Threat to California Public Lands
You’ve probably been to a national or state park in California. But have you ever hiked in BLM land? 15% of California – 15 million acres – is pub…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
What Does Keanu Reeves Mean to You?
We need to make “Much Ado About Keanu” Reeves. That’s according to pop culture writer Sezín Devi Koehler’s new book about the wildly popular – if som…
9 months, 3 weeks ago